Sitting in 2A on this MD90 flight this morning departing TUS about 6:05 AM. Normal take off roll when you are about to feel the nose lift off the pilot cut the engines and hit the brakes HARD. We came to a stop about 200 feet from the end of the runway.

Emergency vehicles responded - most concerned about the temperature of the brakes at such a violent stop. After a while we taxi'd back and deplaned normally. Delta told the local Fox news:

The crew of Delta flight 1345 from Tucson to Atlanta followed procedures and rejected the takeoff roll after encountering birds prior to departing the runway. The flight taxied back to the terminal without incident and customers deplaned normally.

Delta maintenance technicians are evaluating the aircraft.

In the meantime, another aircraft is being flown to Tucson to reaccommodate those inconvenienced customers.

The safety of Delta’s customers and crew is always our top priority.